Animal house



Sept. 11, 1934. F, E, wA s 1,973,029

ANIMAL HOUSE Filed March 10, 1954 meet.

Patented Sept. 11, 1934 UNITED STATES ANIMAL HOUSE Frank E. Walston,Ashland, Ky.

Application March 10,

6 Claims.

The following description relates to my invention in animal houses ofthe type illustrated and one of the objects of my invention resides inmaking a portable house of this above type in which a portion of theroof may be moved out of its normal closed position either to admit airand sun-light to the interior of the housing or to provide a measure ofshelter over the ends of the house.

Among the objects of my invention is the arrangement of the slidableroof sections beneath the free upper end of the fixed roof section sothat the roof will not leak at the ridge and the slidable roof sectionis prevented from being lifted off of the house at the eaves by atilting movement. a r

The above and other advantages of the invention will be apparentfrom'the following description of the preferred form of my invention asillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is an end viewof the house completely assembled;

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 3;

'ig. 3 is a side view of the house with the slidable roof sectionspartially opened;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is asimilar View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

It is possible to construct this animal house along the usual lines ordesigns and with the usual materials and building elements. By way ofexample, however, I have shown the house to be built of lumber in whichthe frame is of timber and the sides of siding.

The house 6, as shown in the drawing is built upon a foundation of skids7 upon which the floor 8 is laid.

Vertical pillars 9 at the corners and at other convenient positions formthe frame-work upon which the rafters 10 of the roof are supported.

The side walls 11, 11 are built of siding in the usual Way. The endwalls 12 are of similar construction. One end wall has been illustratedto include a door 13 which, however, may be set in any side or end wallto suit the convenience of the user.

A ridge pole 14 extends from end to end of the house at the point wherethe rafters 10, 10 A wall plate 15 rests upon the pillars 9 along oneside and a fixed roof section 16 is laid over this wall plate 15 and theridge pole 14. The lower end of the roof section 16 extends 1934, SerialNo. 715,020

beyond the side wall 11 to form eaves while the upper edge of thesection 16' is extended for a considerable distance over'and beyond theridge pole 14 to provide a free extension 17 as shown more particularlyin Fig. l of the drawing.

The opposite side wall 11 also has a side plate The ends of the buildingandthe raftersl'i) extending between the ridge pole 14 and the wall.

plate 18 have openings 19 to permit the slidable sections of the roof tobe moved.

Intermediate the rafter 10 extending between the wall plate 18 and theridge pole lathere is provided a purlin 20. The purlin'ZO' and the wallplate 18 together form a'pair of parallel" tracks upon which theslidable roof section rests.

The slidable roof section is made in two parts In this way the slidableroof section is supported upon the house structure but free to movelongitudinally of the latter. The lower edges of the roof sections 21and 22 extend over the side wall 11 to form eaves. The upper edges ofthe roof sections extend into the angle formed between the ridge pole 14and the extension 17 of the fixed roof section 16. This is shown in Fig.4.

The lower rail 23 has a cleat or stop 25, substantially of the samelength as the rail. The cleat binds against the side of wall plate 18and the roof section is therefore held against any upward tiltingmovement. Straight-line vertical movement of the section is prevented bythe overhanging upper edge of the permanent roof section 16. The upperend of the section 21 is thus held against a lifting movement and theonly other possibility is a tilting or arcuate movement around the upperend. However, this arcuate movement has sufiicient horizontal componentto bring the cleat horizontally further against the plate 18 (Fig. 5)and the latter prevents removal of the roof section in this direction.

As an alternative the wall plate 18 and rail 23 may each be made as ametal angle bar which interlock to permit horizontal sliding movement ofthe roof section but prevent its vertical removal.

A binding 26 mounted on the inner edge of one section 21 overlaps theadjoining edge of and thus permit airing, and the admission of sun-lightand cleaning without it being necessary to leave the door open. In theextended form the roof sections form shelters over the ends of thehouse.

It will be readily apparent that the roof sections are firmly supportedupon the wall plate 18 and the purlin 20 and that the extension of theupper end 21 within the angle between the ridge pole 14 and the end 17of the fixed section together with the binding of stop 25 against 18satisfactorily prevents the movable sections being lifted ofi? by atilting movement.

' While the preferred form has been illustrated and described it is ofcourse understood that many minor changes may be made in structuraldetails, arrangement and materials without departing from the scope ofthe invention in the attached claims.

' What I claim is:

1. An animal house having a gable roof, a

ridge pole, a fixed roof section extending from one side wall of thehouse over and beyond the ridge pole, ajwall plate on the other sidewall, a horizontal purlin intermediate the plate and ridge pole and aroof section slidably supported on the ridge pole, purlin and wallplate.

'2. Anfanimal house having a gable roof, a ridge pole, a fixed roofsection extending from one sidewall of the house over and beyond theridge pole, awall plate on the other side wall, a

horizontal purlin intermediate the plate and. ridge pole and a roofsection slidably supported on the purlin and wall plate and extendingwithin the angle between the ridge pole and the upper end of the fixedroof section.

3. An animal house having a gable roof, a ridge pole, a fixed roofsection extending from one side wall of the house over and beyond theridge pole, a wall plate on the other side wall, a roof section slidablysupported on the ridge pole and wall plate, and a stop carried beneathsaid slidable roof section for engaging the side of the house.

4. An animal house having a gable roof, a ridge pole, a fixed roofsection extending from one side wall of the house over and beyond theridge pole, a wall plate on the other side wall, a roof section slidablysupported on the ridge pole and wall plate, said slidable roof sectionhaving a horizontal rail resting on said wall plate, and a stop on saidrail also engaging the side of said wall plate. a r

5. An animal house having a gable roof, a ridge pole, a fixed roofsection extending from one side wallof the house over and beyond the.

ridge pole, a wall plate on the other side wall, a purlin, a second roofsection, and'horizontal rails beneath the second roof section slidablysupported on said purlin and wall plate.

6. An animal house having a gable roof, a

ridge pole, a fixed roof section extending from one side wall of thehouse over and beyond the ridge pole, a wall plate on the other sidewall, a purlin and two roof sections slidably supported on the purlinand wall plate with the upper edges of the slidable sections extendingwithin the angle between the ridge pole and the upper end of thefixedroof section.

FRANK E. WALS'ION.

